Majestic Deer Sunset Embroidery Design, Instant Download

Heres a big antlered buck framed against a setting sun and the whole composition reads like a hunting cabin print scaled down to thread. The deer head fills the centre with full rack of antlers spreading wide. A bright orange sun sits behind him, cut clean by his silhouette. Theres a pine forest line running along the bottom edge with two flying birds tucked above the treetops. Its classic outdoor lodge artwork.

Five thread colours fill the scene out. Black is the workhorse at 16,513 stitches handling all silhouettes, the deer body outline, the antlers, the pine trees, the bird shapes. Bright orange fills the sun panel at 7,533 stitches and casts that warm sundown glow. Warm brown at 4,705 stitches shades the buck face and chest fur in directional satin. White highlights pick out the sun centre at 1,070 stitches. Soft tan at 1,494 stitches handles the lighter fur catching the sun on his cheek and ear edges.

I made this one for the rugged outdoors crowd, hunting cabins, sportsman shops, that whole audience. Last november one customer ordered the 6.19-inch height to stitch on the back of her dads Christmas hunting jacket. He runs a small hunting guide business in montana, and the design ended up on his whole fall guide crew uniform line because the buck silhouette reads clean from twenty feet across the campfire. Hes the kind of dad who dont open many gifts, this one he wore the next day.

Best stitched on charcoal canvas, deep forest green, navy duck cloth, slate twill or oat-coloured workwear cotton. The orange sun needs a darker base to glow against. Skip light pastels because the warm brown shading muddies on cream and white, its just not enough contrast. Skip thin polyester aswell, the dense black silhouette work needs sturdy fabric to anchor the thread.

Density runs heavy at 18k stitches on the small size and 51k on the large because of all the black coverage. Use a heavyweight cutaway stabiliser on jacket backs and canvas. Hoop tight and slow your machine on the antler tips, those skinny points like to skip if tension drifts. Dont push the speed, theres no rush. Drop a question through the FAQ form if the design fights your fabric.